The Exalted Emperors and The Gods of the Five Directions, 16th century
Unknown artist, Chinaexpand_more
Ink, colors, and gold on silkexpand_more
The Ruth Ann Dayton Chinese Room Endowment Fundexpand_more 2004.131.3
On View in Gallery 201expand_more
This scroll bears an inscription identifying the figures in the painting as "the exalted emperors Tufu (god of the earth) and the Gods of the Five Directions." The chief figures are all dressed in formal court robes and hats descending from heaven with perfect Confucian decorum.
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- Title
- The Exalted Emperors and The Gods of the Five Directions
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2004.131.3
- Curator Approved
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